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Chapter 15
Nursing Assessment
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2. Mosby items and derived items © 2005 by Mosby, Inc.
Nursing Process
Steps
Assessment
Nursing diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
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3. Nursing Process (cont'd)
Assessment
Critical thinking approach
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4. Mosby items and derived items © 2005 by Mosby, Inc.
Assessment - Steps
Collection and verification of data
Analysis of data
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5. Assessment - Approaches
Use of a structured database format
Problem oriented
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6. Assessment – Data Collection
Types of data
Objective
Subjective
Sources of data
Primary
Secondary
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7. Assessment – Methods of Data Collection
Interview
Orientation phase
Working phase
Termination phase
Nursing health history
Components
Physical examination
Diagnostic and laboratory results
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Assessment Process
Nursing judgments
Data validation and interpretation
Data clustering
Documentation
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